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young people and latinos, it is a challenge. it is essential for the obama campaign to have a good ground game, because those groups were so important to his victory last time and will not be there on their own devices without, motivational efforts. i think they have to. >> that is an important point. a couple of observations. i do not know how good the romney ground game will be. i do know it will be miles ahead of the 2008 ground game for mccain. from that standpoint, it is going to be better. the president -- i actually disagree. it was not january of 2009. he knew he was not going to be seriously challenged when hillary said yes to the secretary of state job. they have had time to plan. the romney campaign, they had to win a primary. that went on for a long time. that cut into organizational effort. i think you are going to see the best republican ground game. i do not know the republicans -- i agree with charlie. republican motivation is sky high. i do not know if they need the same ground game to be the romney campaign. th
young people and latinos, it is a challenge. it is essential for the obama campaign to have a good ground game, because those groups were so important to his victory last time and will not be there on their own devices without, motivational efforts. i think they have to. >> that is an important point. a couple of observations. i do not know how good the romney ground game will be. i do know it will be miles ahead of the 2008 ground game for mccain. from that standpoint, it is going to be...
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i remember when i said i ran for mayor, that's where the latinos live. tonight when it come but anyway. you've got to focus if you want to win the election. so we rejected those notions from the beginning, knocked on every door and it made a difference. the fact that i am the first mayor to speak spanish is speaks volumes to the spanish speaking community. i remember doorknocking. i'm a wacko with red hair. if you don't speak spanish, no one is opening the door. i'm either crazy or more men knocking on the door. just to speak some of language, connect with somebody like no other. that is what was important to offer spanish classes and important for me to not only hire the best people, but look like people they can relate to because this is the one time thing where they are voting. it's a process. so why not for reelection again, what to make sure some of the steps we've done to have a more inclusive government, really made an impact because it's not going to happen when election. three of four elections down the road, do we see higher voter participation
i remember when i said i ran for mayor, that's where the latinos live. tonight when it come but anyway. you've got to focus if you want to win the election. so we rejected those notions from the beginning, knocked on every door and it made a difference. the fact that i am the first mayor to speak spanish is speaks volumes to the spanish speaking community. i remember doorknocking. i'm a wacko with red hair. if you don't speak spanish, no one is opening the door. i'm either crazy or more men...
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about 50% of our population is latino mostly puerto rican descent and a diversity as well. so i got elected last november. there were four of us running in the election. and nonpartisan race on the local level so the top vote getters faced off against each other in november. i won with 53% of the vote and i became mayor in january at the age of 22. then i turned 23 and i will be 24 and january so i'm quickly getting up there. [laughter] is a very stressful job but also very very rewarding. there is nothing more special than being a mayor in a city that you were born and where your family still lives in your friends are there and the school that you want to is distill their and your teachers are oftentimes still teaching the public schools. given my age -- it's been a rewarding experience and we are forecast on four different issues in particular, that is education. with a 53% graduation rate over four years so a lot of urban centers around the country. we do have challenges around education and their graduation rate. economic development like i said trying to convert from a
about 50% of our population is latino mostly puerto rican descent and a diversity as well. so i got elected last november. there were four of us running in the election. and nonpartisan race on the local level so the top vote getters faced off against each other in november. i won with 53% of the vote and i became mayor in january at the age of 22. then i turned 23 and i will be 24 and january so i'm quickly getting up there. [laughter] is a very stressful job but also very very rewarding....
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. >> same with latinos, he'd like to pull back having offered he was going to do immigration reform in the first year a promise that he's broken. >> but, you know what, he's doing pretty good with -- he's pushing the dream act, a lot of things favorable to the hispanic community. guys, it's just math. right now in the polling obama's at 70% with hispanics. you and i both know republican party long-term cannot be a sustainable party if they're losing hispanic -- >> what would the numbers be if jeb bush was the candidate? >> you're absolutely right. >> let us not forget that just one president removed we had a republican in the white house with 44% of hispanic vote. >> that was part of the tea party. >> if the dream act was so important, where was he the first two years when he had super majority in congress. >> he was trying to get the unemployment rate to 7.8%. >> we can go back and look at that and who tried hard and what stood in what person's way and talk about it. right now we have to take a quick break. and when we come back everybody on the panel will give some unsuspecting targe
. >> same with latinos, he'd like to pull back having offered he was going to do immigration reform in the first year a promise that he's broken. >> but, you know what, he's doing pretty good with -- he's pushing the dream act, a lot of things favorable to the hispanic community. guys, it's just math. right now in the polling obama's at 70% with hispanics. you and i both know republican party long-term cannot be a sustainable party if they're losing hispanic -- >> what would...